Tristan Thomas, pictured competing in the London Olympics, has also made the Australian Commonwealth Games team. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: News Limited

IT’S hammer time for Tasmanian Huw Peacock, who is off to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The 21-year-old hammer thrower, and his javelin throwing brother Hamish, 23, as well as 400m hurdler Tristan Thomas all booked their spots to Glasgow in the Australian team announced today.

Huw and Hamish Peacock are off to this year’s Commonwealth Games.Source: News Corp Australia

They join fellow Tasmanians Jenna Myers, Jackson Woods and Nick Cooney to be confirmed for the Glasgow games. Six more Tasmanians still have a chance to book their spots to Scotland, including Amy Cure, Matt Goss, Richie Porte, Eddie Ockenden, Tim Deavin and Nick Budgeon.

Australia will take the biggest athletics team to leave our shores for compete in Glasgow from June 27 to August 2.

Huw Peacock was one of two hammer throwers named for the Games and Hamish was one of three javelin throwers named for Australia.

Thomas, 28, will race in the 400m hurdles as well as anchor the Australian 4x400m relay team, which made the final at the world championships last year on the back of Thomas’ outstanding form.

It will be his second Commonwealth Games, having represented Australia in Melbourne in 2006 before injury ruled him out of Delhi in 2010.

“Tristan was always a certainty for selection after his stunning anchor leg which lifted Australia from a semmingly hopeless position into the 4x400m final at the World Championships in Moscow last year but its great to see him picked for the 400m hurdles as well,” said Athletics Tasmania president Mike Gunson.

“We hope that he can overcome his recent injury setbacks and be able to take his place in the team when the athletics competition begins at the Games on July 27.”

The selection of Hamish and Huw Peacock for their first Games represents the second time Tasmanian siblings have been selected for the same Commonwealth Games team - emulating the appearance by sisters Jo Millar-Cubit and Gail Luke in Auckland in 1990, when Tasmania achieved its highest ever track and field numbers at four.

The addition of Hamish to the team was a formality after and excellent Australian season and a fine second placing in a strong men’s javelin field at the Selection Trials in April.

For younger brother Huw, the wait was more tense.

“Athletics Tasmania fought strongly for a broader Games selection policy to enable emerging athletes such as Huw to work hard and put their hands up to be in the team,” Gunson said.

“He did just that achieving nine Games qualifers, includng a personal best of 67.22m on the deathknock just last weekend. Fortunately it was excellent insurance to make up for a slight stumble at the Trials.

“Three athletes in the team is an excellent result for Australia’s smallest state. We extend congratulations from the Tasmanian Athletics Family to Tristan, Hamish and Huw and wish they and their support crews well in their preparation and at the Games.”

These selections cap a fine season for Tasmanian athletes with Jacob Despard, Samantha Lind and Jesse Usoalii picked for the World Junior Championships in the USA also in July and five athletes off to the Oceania Championships in the Cook Islands later this month.